Ruth Shaw's 10 favorite things [Pictures]

Duxiana bed

Karl Merton Ferron, Baltimore Sun

In 2004, Shaw purchased her king-size bed for $13,000 from the Duxiana store in New York City. She got the bed for her New York City apartment, which she sold in the early 2000s. Shaw loved the bed so much that she brought it down to Baltimore. "I've never had a bad night's sleep on this mattress," she said. "I love my bed. I have my two dogs sleep in the bed. It's just fine."

In 2004, Shaw purchased her king-size bed for $13,000 from the Duxiana store in New York City. She got the bed for her New York City apartment, which she sold in the early 2000s. Shaw loved the bed so much that she brought it down to Baltimore. "I've never had a bad night's sleep on this mattress," she said. "I love my bed. I have my two dogs sleep in the bed. It's just fine." (Karl Merton Ferron, Baltimore Sun)

Shaw was in Paris in the late 1990s when she spotted these two lamps ($3,000 for the pair) in the window of an antiques store. "I fell in love with them," she said. "I didn't know the designer. I just knew that I loved them. They're fun. They are fanciful. They are not boring. I love the light they give."

Shaw was in Paris in the late 1990s when she spotted these two lamps ($3,000 for the pair) in the window of an antiques store. "I fell in love with them," she said. "I didn't know the designer. I just knew that I loved them. They're fun. They are fanciful. They are not boring. I love the light they give." (Karl Merton Ferron, Baltimore Sun)

Ruth Shaw was a revolutionary in Baltimore women's fashion when she opened here eponymous boutique. She targeted sportswear by the greatest designers of the time. It wasn't unusual to find frocks from Jean Paul Gaultier and Dolce & Gabbana on the racks of her Cross Keys shop.At 85, she still has fabulous taste in fashion, furniture. Here are 10 of her favorite things. --John-John Williams IV